This research examines the role of different cultural orientations (horizontal and vertical individualism and collectivism) in women's attitudes toward breastfeeding promotional campaigns, and the effects of culturally customized advertisements on the intention to breastfeed amo…
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Nigerian mothers have long taught their children collectivism values that emphasize interdependence and prioritizing the needs of others over those of oneself. However, some researchers have hypothesized that the past two decades' dramatic social changes in Africa may have led t…
Innovation has been positively linked to the economic growth of nations, regions, and organizations. Making employee creativity and innovation actionable at the organization level has become a core challenge for leaders. Understanding the influence of culture and leadership prac…
Korean's worldview is heavily shaped by Confucianism that seeks cosmic harmony through well-ordered relationships. Individual acts typically are thought to have universal import. Thus one must ever evaluate one's role and duties lest one's own ambitions undermine the corporate p…
This study examined cultural variations in mothers' attitudes toward the use of daycare for children aged birth to two years old between Israel and the United States. Based on Hofstede's (1980) individualism/collectivism model, Israel was assumed to be a collectivist culture and…
Individualism and community are competing values in the late twentieth century. The dominance of individualism, which cherishes freedom and independence, is antithetical to the bonds and boundaries implicit in healthy community. The purpose of this study is to explore the ways i…
The purpose of this research was to investigate how the concepts of universalism and nationalism in the Book of Isaiah can be reconciled. The process of the analysis involved using canonical and rhetorical methodology to answer the research question and examine the hypothesis. T…
This thesis focuses upon the relationship between individualism, the New Woman, and marriage in the works of Mary Ward, Sarah Grand, and Lucas Malet. In examining how these three popular novelists of the late nineteenth century responded to the challenge of female individualism,…
Persepolis: The Story of Childhood and Persepolis 2: The Story of a Return are unique because they capture a generational saga within a gendered narrative of dawning self-awareness. Because the context of Iranian politics and the situation of the Muslim women are autobiographica…
The moderating roles of: (1) individualism-collectivism; and (2) work locus of control on the organizational stress-psychological strain relationship and the relationship between psychological strain and the organizationally valued outcomes of job satisfaction, job involvement, …
A review of recent research data reflects a lack of general interest in world literature on the emigration of highly educated individuals from less developed countries to developed countries. The bulk of the information on this immigration pattern, which has become known as brai…
Research regarding attachment with God and differentiation of self has a robust foundation in the literature, however, cross-cultural studies are limited. This study examines attachment with God, individualism, collectivism, and differentiation of self in second generation Chris…
As the over-arching culture of North America becomes ever more post-Christian, the church in North America continues to decline. Nearly 75 percent of Southern Baptist Churches are plateaued or are in decline. Some have responded by planting new churches while others emphasize re…
The three essays of this dissertation focus on the period of the American Westward expansion. The first essay, co-authored with Ross Mattheis, examines the impact of the 1862 Homestead Act on long-run development. We establish that areas with greater historical exposure to homes…
Ball culture has been a Black/Latinx gay subculture overlooked by historians. Ball culture served as a safe space for young gay Black/Latinx men and trans-people to express themselves. The competition categories held an equally significant role in ball culture as the balls did. …
This thesis examines data from a religion and values survey entitled Young Adults and Religion in a Global Perspective (YARG) conducted in the spring of 2018. The data for this research comes from a sample of college undergraduates from diverse nations, Portland State being one …
In an effort to improve perceived shortcomings in Jewish moral education, scholars offer various visions of what Jewish moral education should look like. However, implementation of any educational vision is liable to fail if its compatibility with the realities of teaching is no…